Effectiveness of Pilates Exercise versus Pressure Biofeedback Exercise on the Dysmenorrhoea
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Introduction: Dysmenorrhoea is a painful cramping sensation in the lower abdomen. Dysmenorrhoea is the leading morbidity among gynecological disorders and represents the greatest burden for menstruating women. Pilates and Biofeedback exercises focusing on core and hip muscles could be effective in reducing symptoms of dysmenorrhoea. The purpose of the study is to find out the effectiveness of Pilates VS Biofeedback exercises in reducing dysmenorrhea symptoms.
Materials & Methods: 20 subjects were chosen fulfilling the inclusion & exclusion criteria. Subjects were randomly divided into two groups, Group A received Pilates and Group B received Biofeedback exercises. The pre and post-treatment outcome measures used were the VAS score &WaLLID score.
Data Analysis: Data analysis was done using OriginPro Software and the test used was paired t-test, where a p-value ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Result:Compare the Group A to calculate t-statistic to a critical value from a t-distribution table with \(n-1\) degrees of freedom (in this case, 9 degrees of freedom) to determine statistical significance. Similar to the WaLIDD Score, To compare the calculated t-statistics for both WaLIDD Score and VAS with a critical value from a t-distribution table, we need to consider the degrees of freedom. In this case, since there are 10 pairs, the degrees of freedom (\(df\)) would be \(n - 1 = 10 - 1 = 9\). When compared the Group B to calculate t-statistics for both WaLIDD Score and VAS with the critical values from a t-distribution, assuming a significance level (\(\alpha\)) of 0.05 for a two-tailed test (standard practice) and degrees of freedom (\(df\)) equal to \(n - 1 = 9\).
Conclusion: This study has shown statistically non-significant improvement but Group A with Pilates exercises has shown more effective results in dysmenorrhoea symptoms in comparison to Group B who received Biofeedback exercise.
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